Members in Attendance (12): Dick Drumm, Debbie Brown, Peter Brown, Kevin Leyhane, Jim Leyhane, Roberto Martinez, Pat Bailey, Murray Forth, Phil Kellerman, Ray Hannan, Charlie Foote and Andy Leyhane.

By Zoom (1):  Debbie Rodriguez.

Guests (1): Herb Klutz (guest speaker via Zoom).

President Kevin Leyhane called the meeting to order.

Theme for the Year: “Growing Fellowship and Service Locally and Globally.” 

Hybrid Meeting:  Please let Kevin Leyhane, Jim Leyhane or Roberto Martinez know if you plan to join the weekly meeting via Zoom.

Proxy Votes:  If unable to attend please submit your proxy votes to President Kevin Leyhane or any board member who will be attending the meeting. Proxy votes can also be submitted using the Remind App. Text to the number 81010.

MEETING NOTES

Gift Of Life 25th Annual Golf Tournament: Thursday September 14, 2023.  The brochure and the link to register is on the website.

Summer Nights in the park:  Pat Baily will let the Town know that the Club will focus on Movies in the Park on Friday nights.

Viking Gym:  The equipment has been ordered. The Town of Schodack anticipates an early July delivery. Town employees will install the equipment. There has been no mention regarding the pledges from Rotary and the Kiwanis Club.

Membership update: Kevin needs the email address for Dan Annis so he can be added to the posting list.

Scholarship Awards: The students were amazing. Thank you to Terry Brewer for all his hard work. Thank you also to Roberto Martinez and Jim Leyhane for completing and submitting the grant.

Technology: More members need to learn the technology we are using. Kevin Keyhane will look at the price to upgrade WordPress so that the website posts are automatically pushed out to Facebook.

Board Meeting: The next Board meeting will be held on July 5th at 6:30 pm at Peter Brown’s home.

Dues:  Per Murray, four members have outstanding dues.

Presidential Changeover: Will be held on July 6th at Peter and Debbie Brown’s home. The pool is open! A sign-up sheet will be circulated.

Next Meeting: Thursday, June 22nd, dinner at 6:00 pm at Moscatiello’s Italian Family Restaurant, Route 4, North Greenbush. Also, you can join the by Zoom using the link on the websites calendar page. Carole Heaney will speak about Tackling the Taboo: Let’s Talk About Death.

Entree choices will be Chicken Caeser Salid, Chicken Florentine and Cheese Ravioli.

Intentional Leadership for Growth

How Rotary Leaders Ensure Their Clubs Thrive

Herb Klutz

Herb Klutz is the Zone 32 Membership Coordinator. Zone 32 encompasses the Northeast United States from Pennsylvania to Maine. He works with twenty-two Rotary Districts. He joined via Zoom to speak about the characteristics and attributes of Rotary Clubs that are growing. “Rotary is a membership organization and its product is service.” Membership should be a Club’s top priority. Increased membership results in more ideas and resources. In order to achieve growth, a Club must create a culture of consistent moderate growth.

The analytics for SRC Rotary show an attrition rate of 12.9%. an attraction rate of 2.0% and an annual net growth of around 10.9 % for the last five years. Our biggest opportunity is to attract new members.

In 2022 a survey was conducted in the US and Canada that identified five attributes of established Clubs with consistent growth from 2017 through 2022. They found that club size did not matter. The first attribute these clubs had in common was effective growth that involved a planning process for growth with identifiable goals that were updated twice a year. Secondly, they had active intentional engagement of new members with consistent and flexible meetings. Third, they had dynamic meaningful service with signature projects and fundraisers which included community participation. Fourth, they had a strong public image involving active use of media (websites, Facebook, Instagram and local print outlets) that helped with membership attraction. Fifth, these Clubs also focused on diversity, equity and inclusion where the Clubs were a reflection of the community.